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Old 10-26-2012, 07:09 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Yah I am assuming you could engage the mg1 brake after you get up to cruising speed, and that it would be useable under some range of conditions (mostly long flat-ish stretches, though at %50 it has reserve capacity for some hills, plus possibly mg2 assist), and that the control headaches could be sorted (i.e. allow ice to run at %50 and whatever electrical magic).

That link looks useful though for some armchair engineering.
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